Memoirs of a Water Drinker, Volúmenes1-2Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... conduct in regard to Trowbridge , both before and after his death , is too notorious to allow of such an alliance with a man of Spiffards correct way of thinking . " " But , " said the other , who was no less a personage than Thomas ...
... conduct in regard to Trowbridge , both before and after his death , is too notorious to allow of such an alliance with a man of Spiffards correct way of thinking . " " But , " said the other , who was no less a personage than Thomas ...
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... conduct in real life . For we do believe that our book contains true pictures of human nature , and that the actions therein described are the actions of men and women , appropriate to real men and women in similar circumstances , and ...
... conduct in real life . For we do believe that our book contains true pictures of human nature , and that the actions therein described are the actions of men and women , appropriate to real men and women in similar circumstances , and ...
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... conduct himself at his next meeting with his wife . The first thing to be done was to announce his marriage to the public , and have Mrs. Spiffard's name put in the play - bills . This being resolved as a first step , then came ...
... conduct himself at his next meeting with his wife . The first thing to be done was to announce his marriage to the public , and have Mrs. Spiffard's name put in the play - bills . This being resolved as a first step , then came ...
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... conduct killed first her father and sub- sequently her mother . Her brother , a well disposed young man , but with no extraordinary talents or acquirements , sought a home in Philadelphia , prospered in commerce , married one of the ...
... conduct killed first her father and sub- sequently her mother . Her brother , a well disposed young man , but with no extraordinary talents or acquirements , sought a home in Philadelphia , prospered in commerce , married one of the ...
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... determination which had been its result ; but now she found it necessary to avow her resolution , and as- sign the cause . Having thus resolved what her conduct must be hereafter in respect to the theatre , she answered 34 A Renunciation .
... determination which had been its result ; but now she found it necessary to avow her resolution , and as- sign the cause . Having thus resolved what her conduct must be hereafter in respect to the theatre , she answered 34 A Renunciation .
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actor admiration Allen appeared attention aunt battle of Trenton Beaglehole beautiful Cadwallader called Captain John Smith Captain Smith cause character companions Cooke's Davenport death delight Doctor door dress duty Emma Portland Epsom eyes face fard father fear feelings felt gentleman George Frederick Cooke hand happy harpsichord heard Henry Johnson hero Hilson hoax honour hope husband intemperance knew lady laugh Littlejohn looked Lord Anson Macbeth marriage mean mind Miss Atherton mother nature never New-York night passed person physician play poor reader received scene seen Shakspeare sick silent sirr sister smile Spif Spiff Spiffard-town stage stood suffer switchel tell theatre thing thought told Tontine took tragedian Trowbridge Trusty truth turned uncle uncon unhappy vice voice walk watchman water-drinker wife Williams wine wish woman words Yankee young youth Zebediah Spiffard
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Página 3 - Do you hear, let them be well used, for they are the abstract and brief chronicles of the time : after your death you were better have a bad epitaph than their ill report while you live.
Página 83 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Página 45 - Fair laughs the Morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly riding o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes: Youth on the prow and Pleasure at the helm : Regardless of the sweeping Whirlwind's sway, That hushed in grim repose expects his evening prey.
Página 106 - Set honour in one eye and death i' the other, And I will look on both indifferently, For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honour more than I fear death.
Página 73 - In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law...
Página 45 - You have among you many a purchased slave, Which, like your asses and your dogs and mules, You use in abject and in slavish parts, Because you bought them...
Página 215 - Indeed, it is a strange-disposed time ; But men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.
Página 45 - Would to God a like spirit miylit diffuse, itself generally into the minds of the. people of this country! But I despair of seeing it. Some petitions were presented to the Assembly, at its last session, for the abolition of Slavery ; but they could scarcely obtain a reading. To set the slaves afloat at once would, I really believe, be productive of much inconvenience and mischief; but by degrees it certainly might and assuredly ought to be effected, and that, too, by legislative authority.
Página 73 - Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth. And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion.
Página 159 - Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water.